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Play: More Than Just Fun
It has been said that “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Does it only mean that Jack is bored if he does not get to play,
Book Review: Achieving Success Without Failing Your Family by Dr Paul Faulkner
A noted speaker, writer, and professor of marriage and family therapy, Dr Paul Faulkner interviewed 30 sets of parents to discover how they raised vibrant families while achieving success at
Use Adventure to Build Trust, Facilitate Communication and Teach Values
Centre for Fathering-DADs for Life’s (CFF-DFL) “Adventure Camp with Dad” (ACD) is an activity-based programme designed to build trust and communication between father and child, whilst nurturing a sense of adventure. Additionally,
Shared Parenting Tips for Working Dads and Mums
Contemporary dual-income households face many challenges from competing priorities of work, family and busy schedules. Fathers and mothers can benefit from “Shared Parenting Approach” strategies for growing stronger spousal partnerships
Parenting Tips For Navigating the Teen Years
Here are some tips to help you navigate the teen years. The transition from child to young adult is a crucial phase as this is when he picks up the skills and attitude
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (9/9)
Teenagers live in a state of ambivalence in their lives. Sometimes, teens feel like they are invincible “nothing is impossible”. At other times, they can feel absolutely hopeless “everything is
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (8/9)
Today we shall focus on how we can use “solution talk” with our teens in a conflict. It is very common for teens to collide in their values with that
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (7/9)
Our next discussion will be on how fathers as coach can avoid problem talk and initiate solution talk with their teens. To begin let’s understand the ways we usually lapse
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (6/9)
Now that we have laid the three foundations and three basic principles on coaching our teens, we will now proceed to discuss the actual skills for the coaching process itself.